WINDSOR, ONT. -- Chatham-Kent police have charged a 32-year-old man and seized about $76,000 in fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Intelligence Section executed a warrant in Chatham on Thursday.

Officers saw the man exit his residence and drive to a local motel. Officers approached the man in the parking lot and he was taken into custody.

A search incident to arrest revealed that the man was in possession of three cellular phones and large amount of cash.

A warrant was executed on his vehicle. In the trunk, officers seized suspected fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, hand gun, ammunition, electronic digital scales and large amount of cash.

The 32-year-old Chatham man has been charged with:

  • – Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
  • – Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
  • – Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
  • – Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • – Careless Storage of a Firearm
  • – Careless Storage of Ammunition
  • – Fail to Comply with a Release Order (two counts)
  • – Possession of a Restricted Weapon Contrary to Prohibition Order (four counts)
  • – Fail to Comply with Probation Order (two counts)

Total street value of the seized drugs has been estimated at $76,600.

He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.